KUWAIT: For some, a journey through Kuwait is a reminder of a nostalgic past, partly because some of the building landmarks that dot the landscape carry strong memories. The Abdul Rahman Al-Husainan House in Faiha is one such building that brings back such memories for many people in Kuwait. While on the outset, it looks past its demolishing date with cracked walls and peeling paint spread over its facade, the trademark open air Diwaniya and the Middle Eastern styled vestibule reflects of a prosperous time not long ago.

Today, the house has become one of the most famous monuments in Kuwait, as it has also become a daily destination for visitors, because of its attractiveness of being built in the old style with walls, doors and windows.

The owners of the house had initially resolved to destroy the house and rebuild it again, but they changed their decision as the house brought back nostalgic memories for Kuwaitis, so the heirs responded to the demands of many families and personalities not to demolish it and to preserve the beautiful heritage from extinction, because of its material and moral values that are precious to the Kuwaiti memory.

Lawyer Ali Abd Al-Rahman Al-Husainan, the owner of the house, says, "Our house was built before 1960, more than 60 years ago, when my father bought it from the previous owner, Ghalia Al-Somali, in 1967.

Looking at the interiors of the building, Al-Husainan reviewed the components of the house, and said that - "the building system of the house is old and it is spacious and open, as the sun enters it during the day and the air circulates in it, but it is flawed, in the sense that the external air particles, like dust affects it."

On the possibility of the place being a museum for visitors, Al-Husainan said, "Many people have appealed to the National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters, to preserve this house as a heritage landmark to be a place for new generations, to know the nature of the people of Kuwait and their previous lives." - Mahmoud Zakaria (Researcher in heritage)